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Quran 3:117

Surah Al-Imran (Aal-Imran), verse 117 of 200 · Juz 4

مَثَلُ مَا يُنفِقُونَ فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا كَمَثَلِ رِيحٍ فِيهَا صِرٌّ أَصَابَتْ حَرْثَ قَوْمٍ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ فَأَهْلَكَتْهُ ۚ وَمَا ظَلَمَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَلَـٰكِنْ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

Translations of Quran 3:117
EnglishTalal Itani

The parable of what they spend in this worldly life is that of a frosty wind that strikes the harvest of a people who have wronged their souls, and destroys it. Allah did not wrong them, but they wronged their own selves.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

The likeness of that which they spend in this life of the world is as the likeness of a biting, icy wind which smiteth the harvest of a people who have wronged themselves, and devastateth it. Allah wronged them not, but they do wrong themselves.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Bu Dünya hayatında yapmakta oldukları masrafın meseli bir rüzgâr meseline benzer ki onda kavurucu bir soğuk var: nefislerine zulmeden bir kavmin ekibine sataşmış da onu mahvetmektedir, ve onlara Allah zulmetmemişti ve lâkin kendilerine zulmediyorlardı.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les aumônes qu’ils font dans ce monde seront comme un vent glacial qui souffle sur les campagnes des injustes et les détruit. Ce n’est point Dieu qui les traitera iniquement, ils ont été iniques envers eux-mêmes.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Wat zij in deze wereld uitleenen, gelijkt een hevigen, kouden wind, die over het staande koren van de menschen waait en het verwoest. God is niet onrechtvaardig omtrent hen; zij waren veeleer onrechtvaardig omtrent zich zelven.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Le elemosine che essi fanno in questo mondo sono come un vento freddo che soffia sulle terre degl’ingiusti, e le distrugge. Non è Dio che li tratterà iniquamente, ma essi sono stati iniqui verso Dio, e verso loro medesimi.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.